[wout31]

Dude, what speakers are you buying?

Dude any speaker system applies. Any brand, any price.

 

[corndog71]

 

[StimpyWan]

I hate to say it, but I have to go Off Topic for a moment, and talk Schiit...!

My Bifrost MB OG hasn't been getting any playing time at home lately. So, I figured why not swap it for my work DAC, a Schiit Modius. The Modius has been my work DAC since it's release. It feeds a Lyr 2, into my Drop Hi Fi Man HE-400i's.

Well, the Bifrost so far, has been awesome. Greater detail, better leading and trailing edges of notes, much more spacious. To sound corny, I'm truly hearing things in familiar songs, that I haven't heard before. While the Bifrost is still warming up and settling down, it's been very impressive through headphones. It's not going back home at this point...!

 

[ghfiii]

Deserves the Grammy

Forgot how much I missed Los Lobos

I would like to request a day to be lengthened to (at a minimum) 36hrs

 

[Roy G. Biv]

I was surprised that Los Lobos put out a cover album but I’ve been enjoying it since it came out.

 

[macdonjh]

I admire some folks who took the time and expense to accumulate what can be amazing systems. What gets me is folks who talk of driving Lamborghini’s cause they saw one once but only drive Fords. Most people are realistic about what they can afford and Schiit offers a chance to join in and not just dream.

I used to hear from a lot of audiophiles in my work who only wanted to talk about owning an 80-200,000 dollar system. Instead of talking SQ they talked dollar amounts. I was more apt to think about getting my kids through college and helping to provide for their futures, priorities.

I think for many, when the price tag gets to that level, sound quality is a given.

I've always been curious about Avante Garde, but the price of admission has always been too high.

 

[Pondoro]

I have a photo of the remains of a cat and a rat that got into some 13.8kV switchgear. I use it when doing electrical safety training (NFPA 70E) at the day job. The rat made it safely under the lower busbar. The cat didn't. The rat was killed by the resulting arc flash.

Somewhere out of frame, there's a big dog snickering over the demise of the cat. Too many Looney Toons and Tom & Jerry cartoons as a kid.

One of the coolest things I ever saw was in college. It was after dark, we had been out and were returning to the dorm. There were two buildings, a 12-story and a 5-story, every window was lit up. There was a flash from a transformer and every light in the two buildings went black simultaneously. The next day we heard that a squirrel had caused it, I have no idea if it was true. But the spectacle was great!

 

[yonson]

It's amazing how much the room matters in having a good 2 channel or home theater system. I never really believed it until I heard $1000 worth of equipment in a properly setup room that totally blew me away. After that I added similar treatments to my room and holy crap what a difference it made!

 

[AudioGal]

One of the coolest things I ever saw was in college. It was after dark, we had been out and were returning to the dorm. There were two buildings, a 12-story and a 5-story, every window was lit up. There was a flash from a transformer and every light in the two buildings went black simultaneously. The next day we heard that a squirrel had caused it, I have no idea if it was true. But the spectacle was great!

Every couple years, usually mid summer, we're greeted by a loud *BANG* and the lights in the house go out. A walk out to the pole where the transformer lives and we always find a dead squirrel on the ground below the pole. Eventually the power company arrives - we're at the end of the line - literally - so the power company is rarely in a hurry, replaces the fuse on the primary and we have lights again.

The bang from the squirrel finding the high voltage and clearing the fuse sounds like a 12 gauge shotgun at 50 feet. The pole is 150 feet from the house, so it's loud.

It's been a few years since the last suicide squirrel. We're due....

 

[valiant66]

This is interesting, not that I want to invest a million dollars in audio. I tend to get busy with family when in the Virginia area but one day it would be great to hear this system as well if feasible. Mr. Cowen will be shocked to find wood other than maple in that video.



This one cannot be duplicated easily anyway since the speakers are custom, as is the room that houses them.

My dream system is a bit more down to earth and should be fine for me. A few friends will have better systems no doubt but I am reminded of a line from Le Petit Prince.

“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.”

Hrmph. I'm pretty sure the Shun Mook bits alone would come to more than I paid for my condo...
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[bcowen]

I've always been curious about Avante Garde, but the price of admission has always been too high.

They're an acquired taste, IMO. But vastly better than red coleslaw.

 

[StimpyWan]

Every couple years, usually mid summer, we're greeted by a loud *BANG* and the lights in the house go out. A walk out to the pole where the transformer lives and we always find a dead squirrel on the ground below the pole. Eventually the power company arrives - we're at the end of the line - literally - so the power company is rarely in a hurry, replaces the fuse on the primary and we have lights again.

The bang from the squirrel finding the high voltage and clearing the fuse sounds like a 12 gauge shotgun at 50 feet. The pole is 150 feet from the house, so it's loud.

It's been a few years since the last suicide squirrel. We're due....

 

[Paladin79]

It's amazing how much the room matters in having a good 2 channel or home theater system. I never really believed it until I heard $1000 worth of equipment in a properly setup room that totally blew me away. After that I added similar treatments to my room and holy crap what a difference it made!

I usually just wrap Finnegan in sorbothane and have him run around the room absorbing any discordant sound.

 

[jonbmet]

Thanks, AP - I am glad that I chose black - I'm replacing a pair of black Vidars running as monoblocks, and the Tyrs will go into the same rack spaces. It'll look like I Miracle-Gro'ed the Vidars. And, I saved the $200 upcharge. I have enough room in the two side racks to raise the shelves above the amps an inch / an inch-and-a-half for better heat dissipation; one more time that I'm glad I chose the Salamander racks with the threaded rod posts.

My Yggy OG A2 is silver, and I think I chose it because black was on backorder at the time... but I'm fine with it, because Yggy just looks great in silver.

When URD is available, I'll get one in black, and it will replace my (ancient) silver Musical Fidelity A308CD that I'm using as a disc transport. Might move things around a bit to put the remaining silver components in the middle of the rack, but... wow, sometimes I even scare myself when I consider this kind of schiit.

Now comes the interminable wait... 5-7 days + 2-3 shipping... just want to hear them NOW. I thought about driving down to the Schiitr to pick them up, but it didn't make sense from a time (or a carbon footprint) perspective. Coulda done it, but 740 miles round-trip on the lovely I-5... yeesh. Couldn't abide.

I want a Jotti R too, man, but I need the Raals first. $$$

Good excuse for a relaxing train ride and an edible. If you're like me you'd probably end up buying more schiit at the schiittr though.

 

[bcowen]

I usually just wrap Finnegan in sorbothane and have him run around the room absorbing any discordant sound.

So it's not enough to torture your own ears, you gotta torture the cat too? Criminy.